Ironing board



Dec. 29, 1925- 1,567,120

J. P. DORAU IRONING BOARD Filed August 13, 1923 mmlmmmmmmmzilmwm IN VEN TOR.

A TTORNEYS Patented Dec. 29, 1925 STATES JOHN P. DORA'U, OF HORICON, WISCONSIN.

IRONING BOARD.

Application filed August 13, 1923.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, JOHN P. Donne, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Horicon, in the county of Dodge and vention to provide an ironing board which may be easily and quickly folded to a closed position, and when so folded it may be stored away and will occupy a minimum amount of space.

A further object of the invention is to provide a folding ironing board in which the supporting legs will automatically become locked when they are unfolded to open position; thereby insuring a steady support which will not accidentally close.

A further object of the invention is to provide a folding ironing board which is of simple construction, is strong and durable, and is well adapted for the purpose desired.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists of the improved folding ironing board and its parts and combinations as set forth in the claim and all equivalents thereof.

In the accompanying drawing in which the same reference characters indicate the same parts in all of the views:

Fig. 1 is a side view of the improved ironing board shown in open position;

Fig. 2 is an inverted plan view thereof with the parts shown in folded or closed position;

Fig. 3 is a side view of a modified form of the ironing board;

Fig. is a fragmentary inverted plan View thereof with the parts in folded position;

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary side view of a second modified form of the invention; and

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary view illustrating a slight modification in the form of the invention shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

Referring now more particularly to the drawing, it will be seen that the numeral 8 indicates the ironing board proper which may be of any desirable shape, but is preferably of rectangular form, except the front Serial No. 657,236.

end portion 8 which is tapered. A pair of spaced rails 9 are mounted longitudinally on the underside of the board and a pair of legs 10 are carried by a bolt 11 pivotally mounted in the end portions of said rails opposite the tapered end of the board. The upper end portions of said legs are cut diagonally as indicated by the numeral 10 so that when in open position they will bear flatly against the underside of the board and form a stop for the outward movement of said legs. The legs 10 diverge from each other outwardly from the rails 9 and medially of their length are connected together by brace members. Said brace members comprise rod 12 and a flat brace member 14.

Another pair of legs 15 are connected to the rails 9 medially of their length by a pivot bolt 16 and their upper ends are rounded as at 15' so that the legs may have a free pivotal movement in both directions. A. stop rod 13 is positioned through said legs 15 with its ends projecting beyond the side edges of said legs, as shown in Fig. 2 so that it will abut against legs 10 when the board is in open position. The lower portions of said legs 15 are connected by means of a brace member 17.

To unfold the board, the legs 10 are pulled away from the lower surface of the board as far as possible, and then the legs 15 are moved in a direction away from the tapered end of the board. Said legs will be stopped by the abutment of rod 12 against legs 15 and rod 13 against legs 10. In this manner the ironing board will be supported and held in open position. The board is closed by folding the legs as shown in Fig. 2. To permit the legs to fold against the surface of the board, grooves 18 are formed in the rails and the legs 10 have notches 19 to receive the rod 13.

In the slight modification shown in Fig. 6 a flat member 12 is provided secured to the lower edges of the legs 10, instead of the rod 12. This member 12' acts as a stop in a manner similar to the rod 12.

The modified form of the invention illustrated in Figs. 3 and l varries from the principal form of the invention in that the stop rod 13 is omitted and a pair of links 20 are substituted therefor. Said links are pivotally connected to legs 10 and 15 by suitable screw means 21 as shown and serve to limit the outward movement of the legs.

In the modification shown in Fig. 5 the legs 25 and 26 are held in unfolded position by means of notches 2:2 cut in the legs 25 and adapted to receive the stop rod 13. Also, in this form a flat spring 23 is connected to each of the legs 25 and bears against the underside of the board as shown. By this means the legs are under tension and Will stand very firmly. Also the action Will be quicker When the legs are moved to closed position.

From the foregoing description it Will be seen that the improved folding ironing board is of very simple and novel construction and is Well adapted for the purpose described.

What I claim as my invention is:

An ironing table, ciomprising a board member having a pair of spaced, longitudinally extending and downwardly projecting rails connected to the bottom portion thereof, a pair of legs pivotally connected to said rails near the mid-portion of said board, another pair of legs somewhat longer than the first-mentioned legs and pivotally connected to said rails. near one end of the board, said pairs of legs crossing each other medially of their length with one pair eX- tending between the other pair of legs when the legs are moved away from the board, and lying parallel to and adjacent the board and extending in the same direction When folded toward the board, and stop rods carried by each pair of legs to abut against the other pair of legs to limit the unfolding movement of said legs and to hold them firmly in unfolded position.

In testimony whereof, I atfix my signature.

JOHN P. DORAU. 

